Again in April, we have been stunned to listen to {that a} new band referred to as Higher Lovers had emerged that not solely featured ex-Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato, but in addition Match for an Post-mortem‘s Will Putney and former Each Time I Die members Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, and Stephen Micciche. We have been additionally excited to listen to how good their first single “30 Underneath 13” was. Now, this morning marks a second of shock, as they stunned everybody with the stealth launch of their debut EP, God Made Me An Animal.

Launched simply after midnight, the EP options 4 songs and serves because the band’s inaugural output through SharpTone Data. The band launched a press release upon the EP’s launch, stating that they have been all extraordinarily excited to cross this milestone as a band.

“Shock! Our debut EP, God Made Me An Animal, is out now. 4 eclectic and wildly enjoyable songs we’ve been kicking round for what appears like ceaselessly, it’s nice to lastly have these out on the earth. Let it occur to you. Hear all this and extra on tour all Summer season. The engine is turned on.”

With the EP’s launch, Buckley stated he was joyful to see issues transfer in a optimistic path after so many difficulties lately, together with the irritating bullshit all of us handled throughout the pandemic.

“Trying again, I’m so joyful every thing acquired me to the place I’m. The pandemic and the previous few years made me hungrier and extra grateful. This isn’t a passion. This isn’t momentary. That is the subsequent evolution for every of us. Greg and Will rejuvenated me and made me much more assured. Now, everyone must know we’re a wild animal that simply broke out of the zoo—there’s no attempting to place it again within the cage.”

So yeah. The EP is on the market on streaming providers, with bodily preorders at present happening as we converse for numerous limited-edition vinyl variants.

For those who’d wish to catch the band dwell, remember to hit ’em up at any of the next areas and dates.

Higher Lover tour dates:

July 13 Buffalo, NY Rec Room (Early & Late Reveals) SOLD OUT
July 14 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
July 16 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
July 17 Louisville, KY Outdated Forester’s Paristown Corridor
July 18 Cleveland, OH The Foundry SOLD OUT
July 19 Studying, PA Santander Area
July 21 New Haven, CT Faculty Avenue Music Corridor
July 22 Syracuse, NY Sharkey’s Bar and Grill
July 23 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Seashore
July 24 Montreal, QC L’Olympia
July 25 Ottawa, ON Galerie SAW Gallery
July 27 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer season Stage
July 28 Brooklyn, NY Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
July 29 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
July 30 Worcester, MA The Palladium Outside
July 31 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
August 1 Myrtle Seashore, SC Home of Blues
August 3 Tampa, FL Yuengling Heart
August 4 Boca Raton, FL Sundown Cove Amphitheater
August 5 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre Evening Market
August 6 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
August 8 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
August 10 Houston, TX Bayou Music Heart
August 11 San Antonio, TX Boeing Heart at Tech Port
August 12 Dallas, TX  The Manufacturing facility in Deep Ellum
September 24 Birmingham, AL Furnace Fest
October 4 Brighton, UK Chalk
October 5 London, UK New Cross Inn SOLD OUT
October 6 London, UK The Dome SOLD OUT
October 7 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Membership (Early & Late Reveals)  SOLD OUT
October 14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room SOLD OUT
October 15 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy SOLD OUT
October 16 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre

July 14 to 30, and Aug. 1 to 12 with Underoath